Nafahāt al-Uns
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Nafahāt al-Uns is a celebrated biographical compendium of Sufi saints and mystics by the Persian poet and scholar Jami, notable for its rich accounts of spiritual lives and teachings.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian prose work
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Sufi biographical dictionary ⓘ biographical compendium ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
illustrate Sufi spiritual ideals
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preserve the memory of Sufi saints ⓘ |
| approximateCompletionDate | c. 1470 CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Naqshbandi Sufi tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Jami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorName | Nur al-Din ‘Abd al-Rahman Jami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulationRegion |
Indian subcontinent
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Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Persianate world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsBiographiesOf |
classical Sufi mystics
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contemporaries of Jami ⓘ early Sufi saints ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Timurid Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 15th century ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
spiritual biographies
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teachings of Sufi masters ⓘ |
| genre |
Sufi literature
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hagiography ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Indo-Persian Sufi literature
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Ottoman Sufi literature ⓘ later Persian Sufi biographical collections ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptTradition | numerous Persian manuscripts ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodCovered | early Islam to Jami’s time ⓘ |
| includes |
accounts of spiritual lineages
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anecdotes about Sufi miracles ⓘ sayings of Sufi saints ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
detailed Sufi hagiographical narratives
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influence on later Sufi biographical writing ⓘ rich accounts of spiritual lives ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Persian Islamic literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Sufi mystics
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Sufi saints ⓘ Sufism ⓘ |
| partOf | classical Sufi biographical canon ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSchool | Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Islamic studies
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Persian literature ⓘ Sufi studies ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Breaths of Fellowship
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Breaths of Intimacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
reference work in Sufi studies
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source for Sufi history ⓘ |
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